Illicit timber seized from PDP leader’s brother

Srinagar | May 17 : In yet another bizzare episode from the politician background this time from North Kashmir’s Bandipora District where illicit timber has been siezed from sawmill.
The timber, according to the sources was seized from Noor Mohammad Bhat’s sawmill in Batpora village of Bandipora who is said to brother of senior PDP leader and its General Secretary Nizam-u-Din Bhat’.
“The authorities were reluctant to register the FIR. We are not still sure if the FIR has been registered,” a source said, adding, had it been any common man, he would have been arrested.
Meanwhile Deputy Director Forest Protection said they have seized timber and an FIR has been launched. and further investigation has taken up in this regard.